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From: Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] GRUB question
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:54:13
Message-Id: 200806182221.17128.alan.mckinnon@gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] GRUB question by "Matthew R. Lee"
1 On Wednesday 18 June 2008, Matthew R. Lee wrote:
2 > I've just compiled a new kernel. I then mounted the boot partition,
3 > copied the new bzimage across, along with .config and system.map. I
4 > then edited the grub.conf But when I reboot it offers me the same
5 > options as in the old grub.conf not the new one. I must have missed a
6 > step somewhere, but I can't think where. Can anyone point me in the
7 > right direction
8 > Thanks
9 > Matt
10 >
11 > New grub.conf:
12 > default 0
13 >
14 > timeout 30
15 >
16 > splashimage=(hd0,0) /boot/grub/splash2.xpm.gz
17 >
18 > title=Gentoo 2.6.22-r2
19 >
20 > root (hd0,0)
21 > kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.22-r2-2 root=/dev/sda3
22 > video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap,1280x800-24@70
23 >
24 > title=Gentoo 2.6.25-r5
25 >
26 > root (hd0,0)
27 > kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.25-r5 root=/dev/sda3
28 > video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap,1280x800-24@70
29
30
31 Switch the stanzas around in grub.conf. You have the older kernel listed
32 first, and 'default 0'
33
34
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36 Alan McKinnon
37 alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
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